Celeron 2.0 vs Pentium E5500
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E5500 and Celeron 2.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2743 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.96 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 18 April 2010 (14 years ago) | September 2002 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E5500 and Celeron 2.0 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 128 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | 146 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E5500 and Celeron 2.0 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 73 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 and Celeron 2.0. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium E5500 and Celeron 2.0 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5500 and Celeron 2.0 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5500 and Celeron 2.0. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5500 and Celeron 2.0.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 73 Watt |
Pentium E5500 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 12.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium E5500 and Celeron 2.0. We've got no test results to judge.
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